Metal window frame and sash.



H. E. CAMPBELL.

MUM. VHNDOW'FRAME AND SASH Afmcmlon man mm1, 191s.

' v atentedJan. 9,1917.

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Appli/ation filed July l, 1916. Serial No. l.

To all 107mm may concern.'

le it known that i, Huizer il. Chinesin., e citizen ofthe United States, resiciing` et `lNew York, in the eounty oi New York and State oi New York, have invented e certain new und use'ul improvement in Metal lim (low Frames und Seshes, of which the following is ev speeiieetion.

The invention relates to winflo\\';1':nnes oit metal, and consists in the construction of the upper Vriil oi the sash and of the lintcl, whereby by reason of' the closing of the sash elastic wiethentight joints are formed hetween seid sash rail und suini linstel.7 which joints'inuy loe wholly inclosei Within. solo*` lintel.

in the accompanying drewings-ligure is en elevation of en upper corner olf e wiudowiraine enti sash7 iliustrsting my invention applied to the nos lintel anti upper sash. mil. 2 e section on the line 0J of? Fig. l.

Similar Luiihers of reference indio-e 'e like parts.

l is :t iintel of oloseci box shape, having its sirles unil 'top Vpreferably integral. @n the lower eclffe of the rear siele is e horizontal isnge 2, to which is holteci e, plete 3 which covers the opening; in the lintel bottom. plete may also ne holtecl to e transverse partition supporting bur i disposed within lintel enti restingn tom thereof. The outer longitudinal edge o plete 3 is leent upwardly to form an 1noiinefl @enge 5. in angle bei' 6 is secured to the inner uce ojf opposite sicle of the iintel7 enti has its erige bent upwardly to form en inolineii {iungge 7, similar to iienge 5, the two iiunges converging toward one another.

The lintel i is supported in the window- ;irs-rne by hollow jenilos, one of which is own et 8. lin seid jambe are Vertical slots which receive guide plates 9 lzi'ternlly extending; on each side of the sash side rails formed by the lours l0, 10X.

The upper sash ruil is formed oi two nietel hers il. 12 between which the pane is receiyeci. Ber il is bent et right angles to extend over the top of the pene, und then ifo-ruis s, vertical. extension plete l2 is. secured, es by electrie weling, to the extension plete iii which extends on the botupwnrclly heyonfl the oer l2. When the sash is in raised position, seid extension plate 11i enters between the ilenes 5, 7 within the lintel, which forni substentielly u spring` clip, producing tight joints en opposite sides of' said extension plate. it is to be observed that these 'joints are wholly inclosed within the loof; lintei l, enel that the upper mii extension. plete being tightly grasped by the resilient flanges 5, 7, no rattling of the sash et seifi joints is possible. l

l clainl:

l, winflow-frame oi inetel, comprising a. lintel having; e longitudinal opening in its bottom, enel within seid lintel two seperetecl resilient anges on opposite sides of seid opening and inclined toward one enother, ani/l u. sash having on its up er rail a longitudinal vertical extension p eteientering between saiti Hangers, when seic'l sash is in closed position.

Q. A window-freine of metal, comprising e lintel, a sash having; its upper rail formeel oi' two hers united and receiving the pene between them, one of seid 'bers being liet., und the other bei. ne-ing" bent twice to form a shoulder and a vertice-l portion eX- tendingz upwardly from said shouler and beyond the upper longitudinal edge of said .flat bei', anni two upwardly extending sepsireteol resilient lienges on seid lintel receiw ing' said 'vertical 'portion of seid sash plate and resiliently engaging both sides thereof when saicl sash is in` closed position.

p 3. i Window-frame of metal, comprising e hollow lintel., having' :in opening in its bottonij e cover plete for said opening having; on one longitudinal edge und within seifl lintol en inclined resilient lange, en angle plate secured to thev .front wall of ssicl iintel having; e. resilient 'iiiunge also within said lintel anti inclined toward seid flrstnamed iienge, and e sash having on its upper rail an extension plete entering loetween und in Contact with said iienges, when seid sash is in oloseci position.

ln testimony whereof have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY E. CMPBEL? Vilitnesses: Gnn'rnrmu T. "'Fo'e'rsn. MAY T. MGG'ARRY.- 

